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According to The Hill, freshman Rep. Allen West R-Fla. -- who said that you don't see anyone suffering in D.C. during a Meet the Press roundtable last November -- has floated the idea of exempting District residents as something of a quick-fix for the city, which for over 200 years has been denied the democratic rights enjoyed by all Americans.

Unfinished home improvements, un-hung pictures bought on vacation, photo albums half-filled and baskets (so many baskets!) of the season's peak produce are no longer able to be dealt with at leisure, and we have to relegate ourself to the "quick-fix" technique of dealing with them - gathering up everything that seems related to each other and shoving them somewhere out of the way to "get around to" when we have time!

With so much at stake, lobbyists and other congressional analysts expect lawmakers to approve a quick-fix measure that would extend the most critical provisions - including all the Bush-administration tax breaks for individuals - at least through next year.

The leaders appeared to reject pressure from financial markets for a quick-fix solution, stressing that lost faith in Europe's ability to resolve the crisis could only be regained through closer alignment of European policies requiring changes to the European Union treaty.